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Sentimental Journey

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Cast & crew, walter lang, maureen o'hara, william bendix, sir cedric hardwicke, glenn langan, technical specs.

Theatrical director William O. Weatherly is deeply in love with his beautiful wife, Julie Beck, who stars in his plays and devotes herself to fulfilling his every whim. Unknown to Bill, Julie has a serious heart condition, and one day, while they are rehearsing their new play at their Long Island country home, Julie has a dizzy spell. Family friend and physician Jim Miller warns Julie that the consequences will be dire if she does not relax the busy pace of her life, and suggests adoption when Julie confides her wish that she and Bill could have a child. Julie hopes that a child will give Bill the strength to continue living if she should pass away, and soon after, she finds the perfect child while strolling along the seashore. A group of orphans from the city happily plays on the beach, but one of them, a ten-year-old girl named Mehitabel, who is called "Hitty," sits alone and watches for seahorses. Hitty imagines that Julie is the "Lady of Shalott," from Tennyson's poem, and Hitty's daydreaming reminds Julie of her own childhood fancies. After they part, Julie returns to Bill and asks him about adopting a child. Distracted by a new playscript, Bill agrees to Julie's plan, and later, after the play has opened successfully, Julie takes Bill to the orphanage to meet Hitty. Bill clumsily tries to charm Hitty, who shyly responds to his overtures. After a while, the adoption proceedings are underway and Hitty moves into Bill and Julie's elegant New York City apartment. Bill is baffled by Hitty's talk of unicorns and poetry, but the girl's relationship with Julie deepens as Julie teaches her how to pamper Bill. During a visit to the zoo, Bill buys Hitty a toy horse, which she dubs "No Name," and later, she clutches it to her as she suffers from a slight fever. Bill storms off when Julie refuses to accompany him to a party because she wants to look after Hitty, and Jim advises Julie to send Hitty back to the orphanage, as he believes that Bill will never be mature enough to welcome Hitty into the family. Soon after, Julie is trying to break the bad news to Hitty when she suffers a fatal heart attack, but before she dies, she urges Hitty to take care of Bill. Time passes as the grief-stricken Bill visits Julie's grave every day and stays with his business manager, Donnelly. Hitty's own pain and loneliness increase as she waits for Bill to come home, but one day she sees Julie's ghost, who encourages her to be cheerful for Bill upon his return. Donnelly finally persuades Bill to go home, and Hitty tenderly looks after him. The pressure is too much for Bill, and he rebuffs Hitty's attempt to serve him breakfast in the same fashion that Julie had always done. While Bill struggles to cope with Julie's death, Donnelly buys a book on child psychology and attempts to help Hitty accept Bill's decision that she be sent to boarding school. Hitty tearfully tells Bill about Julie's admonition that she should care for him, and Bill agrees to let her stay. Hitty continues to be comforted by Julie's ghost and arranges for a Sunday afternoon party at the country house, just as Bill and Julie used to do. Bill cannot enjoy himself, however, and tells his friends to leave when Hitty describes her latest visitation from Julie. Bill remains at the house while Donnelly takes Hitty back to New York, but later that evening, Hitty runs away and a frantic Bill returns to the apartment. There, he discovers a recording left for him by Julie, in which she describes Hitty as the "living link" that will always bind them. Finally realizing how much Julie loved Hitty, and how much he cares for her himself, Bill goes to the seashore to search for the girl. As Bill had suspected, Hitty has gone to the place where she first met Julie, and he rescues her as the tide comes crashing in. Back at the apartment, Bill tucks Hitty into bed and tells Donnelly that he must return to work because he now has a daughter to support.

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The working title of this film was The Little Horse . The picture's release title was taken from the popular song "Sentimental Journey," which is heard several times throughout the film. The song, which was the theme song of band leader Les Brown, was popularized by Doris Day, Brown's singer, although her version is not heard in the film. According to information in the Twentieth Century-Fox Records of the Legal Department, located at the UCLA Arts-Special Collections Library, and Hollywood Reporter news items, Paramount was the first studio to register the title with the MPAA, but eventually relinquished it to Twentieth Century-Fox, which paid $10,000 for unlimited use of the song in the picture. Although contemporary sources refer to Mischa Auer's character as "Lawrence Ayres," he is called "Gregory Petrovich Rogozhin" in the picture. Studio records indicate that Eleanore Griffin worked on an early version of the screenplay, but the extent of her contribution to the completed film has not been determined. A mid-August 1945 memo in the legal records indicates that Bruce Humberstone was originally set to direct the picture, and a June 1944 Hollywood Reporter news item announced that Peggy Ann Garner would be the film's star. Although Hollywood Reporter production charts include Charles Russell in the cast, his appearance in the completed film has not been confirmed. A contemporary production source lists Ernest Palmer as the film's director of photography, but all other sources credit Norbert Brodine, including the onscreen credits. The studio records note that the beach sequences were shot on location at Laguna Beach, CA.        Although the Variety review stated that Sentimental Journey marked child actress Connie Marshall's first screen appearance, she had previously appeared in the 1944 Twentieth Century-Fox production Sunday Dinner for a Soldier . On September 23, 1946, John Payne, Lynn Bari and Gloria McMillan starred in a Lux Radio Theatre broadcast of the story. In 1958, Twentieth Century-Fox remade the picture as The Gift of Love , which was directed by Jean Negulesco and starred Lauren Bacall, Robert Stack and Evelyn Rudie.

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Julie Beck (Maureen O'Hara) doesn't tell her husband, theatrical director William Weatherly (John Payne), about her heart condition, but yearns for the child she always wanted while she has time. Although Bill is less enthused, Julie finds young orphan Hitty (Connie Marshall), and they soon adopt her. Julie and Hitty grow close as she helps the girl come to care for Bill. When Julie dies suddenly, Bill rejects Hitty's attempt to comfort him -- but with Julie's ghost guiding her, Hitty persists.

Genre: Drama

Original Language: English

Director: Walter Lang

Release Date (DVD): Jun 7, 2005

Runtime: 1h 34m

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William O. Weatherly

Maureen O'Hara

Julie Beck, Weatherly

William Bendix

Cedric Hardwicke

Dr. Jim Miller

Glenn Langan

Mischa Auer

Gregory Petrovich Rogozhin

Connie Marshall

Walter Lang

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John Payne (William O. Weatherly) Maureen O'Hara (Julie Beck) William Bendix (Donnelly - Uncle Don) Cedric Hardwicke (Dr. Jim Miller) Glenn Langan (Judson) Mischa Auer (Gregory Petrovich Rogozhin) Kurt Kreuger (Walt Wilson) Trudy Marshall (Ruth) Ruth Nelson (Mrs. McMasters) Connie Marshall (Mehitabel 'Hitty' Weatherly)

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An actress, Julie Beck, finds out that she is ill and has only a short time to live. She becomes taken with Hitty, a young orphan prone to dreaming. Julie soon decides to adopt the child so that her husband Bill will not be alone when she dies. After Julie dies, Bill is so grief stricken, he shuts out everyone in his life, even Hitty. Hitty believes she's receiving visits from Julie who offers her advice on how to make Bill happy. Unfortunately, Bill is not charmed by Hitty's efforts to care for him; he does not believe she's seen Julie and wants to send her to boarding school. Rather than leaving Bill, Hitty runs away to find Julie. After Bill hears a record Julie made before she died, he finally realizes he must move on with his life and with Hitty.

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1946 Directed by Walter Lang

An actress becomes taken with Hitty, a young orphan prone to dreaming. Julie soon finds out that she is ill and has only a short time to live. She decides to adopt the child so that her husband Bill will not be alone when she dies. Unfortunately, Bill is not charmed by Hitty.

John Payne Maureen O'Hara William Bendix Cedric Hardwicke Glenn Langan Mischa Auer Kurt Kreuger Trudy Marshall Ruth Nelson Connie Marshall Dorothy Adams Olive Blakeney Lillian Bronson James Flavin Mary Gordon George E. Stone Byron Foulger

Director Director

Walter Lang

Producer Producer

Walter Morosco

Writers Writers

Samuel Hoffenstein Elizabeth Reinhardt Nelia Gardner White

Editor Editor

J. Watson Webb Jr.

Cinematography Cinematography

Norbert Brodine

Composer Composer

Cyril J. Mockridge

20th Century Fox

Alternative Titles

Conflito Sentimental, Conflicto sentimental, 센티멘털 저니

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Review by PUNQ ★★★

Emotionally manipulative, but charmingly so. We follow the life of an ill actress and get to love the people around her as you know the faith of Maureen O'Hara will not end well. It's in the name, Sentimental Journey (1946) .

Review by nessa ★★★ 1

The way it literally took me just 2 seconds to recognise the iconic Berent house from Leave Her to Heaven 10 minutes into the film... Was half expecting Gene Tierney to appear at the top of that damn staircase... completely took me out lol

Anyway, as many have already stated, this is a proper tearjerker, with a mix of good and bad, but the performances are what really make it. Connie Marshall especially was a fantastic little performer who just tugs at the heartstrings in this, and if you're gonna see this film for anyone, I do think it should be for her. So much talent in so little a person. John Payne is great in his role and seems…

Review by Carnelian

It's called "Sentimental Journey," so you know what you're in for! this movie operates on a level of shameless melodrama that should be illegal in all 50 states AND Guam...so naturally I enjoyed it. Maureen O'Hara is great, with her mysterious illness that can cause her to Simply Die From Strain. And the kid has a fantastic weird-girl energy that i wasn't expecting. I'm so used to the bland moppets in these kinds of films. The problem is the story - it's just a bit weirdly paced and doesn't quite hit the emotional beats it needs to.

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I am going to say something very obvious, but Maureen O'Hara was drop-dead gorgeous!

This film had some really strong points, but sadly many flaws too...

I liked the pairing of O'Hara & John Payne. I liked Payne's approach to his character. Bill Weatherly is described as a boy multiple times, & I get that vibe from Payne. Whenever he loses it, it's heartbreaking. When they first get Hitty , & he really does try to connect, that too was heartbreaking. I had no real opinion about him as an actor before this, so he impressed me in this.

I really liked William Bendix in this. He impresses me in every film I have seen him in so far. He's really delightful in this…

Review by Reza Said ★★★½

Sentimental Journey (Walter Lang, 1946) 7/10

Old fashioned sentimental tearjerker was a boxoffice smash for the Fox studio. A dying Broadway actress (Maureen O'Hara) adopts a young girl so that her self centered workaholic director husband (John Payne) will have someone to be with after she is gone. The child lives in a dream world and after the actress dies the bereft husband totally ignores her. Nobody on screen has died looking as perfect or beautiful as O'Hara who slips away conveniently propped up on a chaise lounge with the camera zooming in on her lovely face with not a hair out of place. She later keeps popping up as a ghostly presence to lend moral support to the confused…

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